Why unofficial user repositories

Since the AUR only allows users to upload PKGBUILD and other package build related files, but does not provide a means for distributing a binary package, a user may want to create a binary repository of their packages elsewhere.

The future of Unofficial repos

I'd like to see more work of this type. Sometimes there are certain projects that don't mesh well with other things, such as the community repo. The 'kdemod' project is a good example. If you want to contribute with your own builds, you can check page Custom local repository.

In the future, well-thought-out user repositories may be ideal for lots of supplementary things. Forming a "web of trust" is important in cases like this, so we may begin keeping a list of "recommended" repositories somewhere, in order to make it seem more official and trustworthy.

List of PUR (unofficial user repositories)

Any

"Any" repos are architecture-independent, i.e. they can be used on both i686 and x86_64 systems.

[herecura-stable-any]
# Just some stuff; a few java apps, wallpapers, small scripts, xbmc-skin
Server = http://repo.herecura.be/herecura-stable/any
[herecura-testing-any]
# Some any testing stuff, xbmc-svn skin
Server = http://repo.herecura.be/herecura-testing/any
[xyne-any]
# The home of Xyne's contributions.
# More info including a package list can be found at http://xyne.archlinux.ca/repos
Server = http://xyne.archlinux.ca/repos/xyne-any/
[arch-fonts]
# Prebuilt packages for font packages found in AUR
# This should be faster than building from source
# as many have download speed of 10KB/s. If you find
# missing font, email to <gmail.com: jesse.jaara>
Server = http://huulivoide.pp.fi/Arch/arch-fonts